Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 184 / Friday, September 22, 2006 / Rules and Regulations 55347 

Dated: March 30, 2006. 

Mark B. McClellan, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

Approved: June 12, 2006. 

Michael O. Leavitt, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–7886 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

49 CFR Part 40 

[Docket OST–2006–24112] 

RIN 2105–AD57 

Procedures for Transportation 

Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing 

Programs: Corrections to the Federal 

Register 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation published in the Federal 

Register of August 23, 2006, a final rule 

(effective September 22, 2006) which 

added state-licensed or certified 

marriage and family therapists to the list 

of credentialed professionals eligible to 

serve as substance abuse professionals 

under subpart O of 49 CFR part 40. The 

final rule also made a series of technical 

amendments to its drug and alcohol 

testing procedural rule. This notice 

corrects a misspelling in the final rule 

and adds text that was discussed in the 

preamble but omitted in the rule text. 

DATES: This correction is effective 

September 22, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bohdan Baczara, Office of Drug and 

Alcohol Policy and Compliance, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590; 202–366–3784 (voice), 202–366–

3897 (fax), or bohdan.baczara@dot.gov 

(e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance 

published a final rule in the Federal 

Register (71 FR 49382). In this rule, 

there was a typographical error and an 

omission of text. This notice will correct 

these oversights. 

■ In rule FR Doc. E6–13956 published 

on August 23, 2006 (71 FR 49382) make 

the following corrections. 

§ 40.3 [Corrected] 

■ 1. On page 49384, in the second 

column, third line, replace the word 

‘‘Material’’ with ‘‘Materials’’. 

§ 40.281 [Corrected] 

■ 2. On page 49384, in the third column, 

add a new instruction 10a following the 

amendment to § 40.281 to read as 

follows: 

■ ‘‘10a. Section 40.281 is further 

amended in the introductory text after 

the word ‘drug’ by adding the text ‘and 

alcohol’.’’

Dated: September 14, 2006. 

Jim L. Swart, 

Acting Director, Office of Drug and Alcohol 

Policy and Compliance, United States 

Department of Transportation. 

[FR Doc. E6–15617 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 060216045–6045–01; I.D. 

091806A] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Adjustment of Pacific 

Cod Total Allowable Catch Amount in 

the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason 

adjustment; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is adjusting the 2006 

Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) 

amount in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands Management Area (BSAI). This 

action is necessary to allow harvest of 

Pacific cod that will not be harvested 

under the State of Alaska’s guideline 

harvest level (GHL) for the Aleutian 

Islands subarea state waters Pacific cod 

fishery. This action is consistent with 

the goals and objectives of the Fishery 

Management Plan for Groundfish of the 

BSAI (FMP). 

DATES: Effective September 19, 2006, 

through 2400 hrs, Alaska local time 

(A.l.t.), December 31, 2007. 

Comments must be received at the 

following address no later than 4:30 

p.m., A.l.t., October 4, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sue 

Salveson, Assistant Regional 

Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries 

Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn: 

Ellen Walsh. Comments may be 

submitted by: 

• Mail to: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 

99802; 

• Hand delivery to the Federal 

Building, 709 West 9th Street, Room 

420A, Juneau, Alaska; 

• FAX to 907–586–7557; 

• E-mail to statepcodrelb@noaa.gov 

and include in the subject line of the email comment the document identifier: 

statepcodrelb (E-mail comments, with or 

without attachments, are limited to 5 

megabytes); or 

• Webform at the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh 

Keaton, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

BSAI according to the FMP prepared by 

the North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council (Council) under authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act. 

Regulations governing fishing by U.S. 

vessels in accordance with the FMP 

appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600 

and 50 CFR part 679. 

The 2006 and 2007 final harvest 

specifications for groundfish in the 

BSAI (71 FR 10894, March 3, 2006) 

established the 2006 and 2007 Pacific 

cod acceptable biological catches (ABC) 

as 194,000 metric tons (mt) and 148,000 

mt, respectively. The TACs were set 

equal to the ABCs for Pacific cod in the 

BSAI. On March 14, 2006, NMFS 

reduced the Pacific cod TAC in the 

BSAI after the Alaska Department of 

Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced by 

emergency regulation a Pacific cod GHL, 

west of 170 degrees west longitude in 

the Aleutian Islands subarea, equal to 

three percent of the Pacific cod ABC in 

the BSAI (71 FR 13777, March 17, 

2006). 

On August 28, 2006, ADF&G 

announced the closure of the 2006 state 

waters Pacific cod fishery, west of 170 

degrees west longitude in the Aleutian 

Islands subarea, effective 11:59 a.m. 

A.l.t., September 1, 2006. As of 

September 1, 2006, the Administrator, 

Alaska Region, NMFS, (Regional 

Administrator) has determined that 

ADF&G is making available 1,588 mt of 

unharvested Pacific cod from the 

Aleutian Islands state waters Pacific cod 

fishery to the federal Pacific cod 

fisheries. As a result, the Regional 

Administrator has determined, using the 

best scientific information available, 

that the current 2006 TAC is incorrectly 

specified because the transfer of 

unharvested state waters GHL in the 

Aleutian Islands subarea to the federally 

managed fisheries requires an increase 

to the 2006 TAC of Pacific cod in the 

BSAI. This action will not exceed the 


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2006 ABC of Pacific cod in the BSAI 

established in the 2006 and 2007 final 

harvest specifications for groundfish in 

the BSAI (71 FR 10894, March 3, 2006). 

Therefore, in accordance with 

§ 679.25(a)(1)(iii), (a)(2)(i)(B) and 

(a)(2)(iv), the Regional Administrator 

adjusts the 2006 Pacific cod TAC in the 

BSAI. 

Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(7), Tables 1, 2, 

5, 12, and 14 of the 2006 and 2007 final 

harvest specifications for groundfish in 

the BSAI (71 FR 10894, March 3, 2006) 

and adjustment (71 FR 13777, March 17, 

2006) are revised for the 2006 Pacific 

cod TAC consistent with this 

adjustment. 


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TABLE 1

—2006 AND 2007 OVERFISHING LEVEL (OFL), ACCEPTABLE BIOLOGICAL CATCH (ABC), TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH (TAC), INITIAL 

TAC (ITAC), AND CDQ RESERVE ALLOCATION OF GROUNDFISH IN THE BSAI1

[Amounts are in metric tons] 

Species Area 

2006 2007 

OFL ABC TAC ITAC2 CDQ3 OFL ABC TAC ITAC2 CDQ3

Pollock4 BS2 ............. 2,090,000 1,930,000 1,485,000 1,336,500 148,500 1,930,000 1,790,000 1,500,000 1,350,000 150,000 

AI2 .............. 39,100 29,400 19,000 17,100 1,900 39,100 29,400 19,000 17,100 1,900 Bogoslof ..... 50,600 5,500 10 10 n/a 50,600 5,500 10 10 n/a 

Pacific cod BSAI ........... 230,000 194,000 189,768 161,302 14,233 176,000 148,000 143,560 122,026 10,767 Sablefish5 BS .............. 3,680 3,060 2,820 2,327 388 3,260 2,700 2,700 1,148 101 

AI ................ 3,740 3,100 3,000 2,438 499 3,300 2,740 2,740 582 51 

Atka mackerel BSAI ........... 130,000 110,000 63,000 53,550 4,725 107,000 91,000 63,000 53,550 4,725 

EAI/BS ....... n/a 21,780 7,500 6,375 563 n/a 18,020 7,500 6,375 563 CAI ............. n/a 46,860 40,000 34,000 3,000 n/a 38,760 38,000 32,300 2,850 WAI ............ n/a 41,360 15,500 13,175 1,163 n/a 34,220 17,500 14,875 1,313 

Yellowfin sole BSAI ........... 144,000 121,000 95,701 81,346 7,178 137,000 116,000 107,641 91,495 8,073 Rock sole BSAI ........... 150,000 126,000 41,500 35,275 3,113 145,000 122,000 44,000 37,400 3,300 Greenland turbot BSAI ........... 14,200 2,740 2,740 2,329 206 13,400 2,630 2,630 2,236 197 

BS .............. n/a 1,890 1,890 1,607 142 n/a 1,815 1,815 1,543 136 AI ................ n/a 850 850 723 64 n/a 815 815 693 61 

Arrowtooth flounder BSAI ........... 166,000 136,000 13,000 11,050 975 174,000 142,000 18,000 15,300 1,350 Flathead sole BSAI ........... 71,800 59,800 19,500 16,575 1,463 67,900 56,600 22,000 18,700 1,650 Other flatfish6 BSAI ........... 24,200 18,100 3,500 2,975 263 24,200 18,100 5,000 4,250 375 Alaska plaice BSAI ........... 237,000 188,000 8,000 6,800 600 231,000 183,000 15,000 12,750 1,125 Pacific ocean perch BSAI ........... 17,600 14,800 12,600 10,710 945 17,600 14,800 14,800 12,580 1,110 

BS .............. n/a 2,960 1,400 1,190 105 n/a 2,960 2,960 2,516 222 EAI ............. n/a 3,256 3,080 2,618 231 n/a 3,256 3,256 2,768 244 CAI ............. n/a 3,212 3,035 2,580 228 n/a 3,212 3,212 2,730 241 WAI ............ n/a 5,372 5,085 4,322 381 n/a 5,375 5,372 4,566 403 

Northern rockfish BSAI ........... 10,100 8,530 4,500 3,825 338 9,890 8,320 5,000 4,250 375 Shortraker rockfish BSAI ........... 774 580 580 493 44 774 580 580 493 44 Rougheye rockfish BSAI ........... 299 224 224 190 17 299 224 224 190 17 Other rockfish7 BSAI ........... 1,870 1,400 1,050 893 79 1,870 1,400 1,400 1,190 105 

BS .............. n/a 810 460 391 35 n/a 810 810 689 61 AI ................ n/a 590 590 502 44 n/a 590 590 502 44 

Squid BSAI ........... 2,620 1,970 1,275 1,084 n/a 2,620 1,970 1,275 1,084 n/a Other species8 BSAI ........... 89,404 58,882 29,000 24,650 2,175 89,404 62,950 27,000 22,950 2,025 TOTAL ............... 3,476,987 3,013,086 1,995,768 1,771,423 187,641 3,224,217 2,799,914 1,995,560 1,769,284 187,290 

1These amounts apply to the entire BSAI management area unless otherwise specified. With the exception of pollock, and for the purpose of these harvest specifications, the Bering Sea 

(BS) subarea includes the Bogoslof District. 2Except for pollock and the portion of the sablefish TAC allocated to hook-and-line and pot gear, 15 percent of each TAC is put into a reserve. The ITAC for each species is the remainder 

of the TAC after the subtraction of these reserves. 3Except for pollock, squid and the hook-and-line or pot gear allocation of sablefish, one half of the amount of the TACs placed in reserve, or 7.5 percent of the TACs, is designated as a 

CDQ reserve for use by CDQ participants (see §§ 679.20(b)(1)(iii) and 679.31). 4Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(1), the annual Bering Sea pollock TAC after subtraction for the CDQ directed fishing allowance - 10 percent and the ICA - 3.35 percent, is further allocated by sector for a directed pollock fishery as follows: inshore - 50 percent; catcher/processor - 40 percent; and motherships - 10 percent. Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(

2)(i) and (ii), the 

annual AI pollock TAC, after subtracting first for the CDQ directed fishing allowance - 10 percent and second for the ICA - 1,800 mt, is allocated to the Aleut Corporation for a directed pollock fishery. 5Twenty percent of the sablefish TAC allocated to hook-and-line gear or pot gear and 7.5 percent of the sablefish TAC allocated to trawl gear is reserved for use by CDQ participants (see 

§ 679.20(b)(1)(iii)).

6 ‘‘Other flatfish’’ includes all flatfish species, except for halibut (a prohibited species), flathead sole, Greenland turbot, rock sole, yellowfin sole, arrowtooth flounder and Alaska plaice. 7 ‘‘Other rockfish’’ includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for Pacific ocean perch, northern, shortraker, and rougheye rockfish. 8‘‘Other species’’ includes sculpins, sharks, skates and octopus. Forage fish, as defined at § 679.2, are not included in the ‘‘other species’’ category. 


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TABLE 2—2006 AND 2007 APPORTIONMENT OF RESERVES TO ITAC CATEGORIES 

[Amounts are in metric tons] 

Species—area or subarea 2006 Reserve 

amount 2006 Final ITAC 2007 Reserve amount 2007 Final ITAC 

Atka mackerel--Eastern Aleutian District and Bering 

Sea subarea 

563 6,938 563 6,938 

Atka mackerel--Central Aleutian District 3,000 37,000 2,850 35,150 

Atka mackerel--Western Aleutian District 1,163 14,338 1,313 16,188 

Pacific ocean perch--Eastern Aleutian District 231 2,849 244 3,012 

Pacific ocean perch--Central Aleutian District 228 2,808 241 2,971 

Pacific ocean perch--Western Aleutian District 381 4,703 403 4,969 

Pacific cod--BSAI 14,233 175,535 10,767 132,793 

Shortraker rockfish BSAI 44 537 44 537 

Rougheye rockfish BSAI 17 207 17 207 

Northern rockfish-BSAI 338 4,163 375 4,625 

Other rockfish--Bering Sea subarea 35 426 61 750 

Total 20,233 249,504 16,878 208,140 

TABLE 5—2006 AND 2007 GEAR SHARES AND SEASONAL ALLOWANCES OF THE BSAI PACIFIC COD ITAC 

[Amounts are in metric tons] 

Gear Sector Percent 

2006 

Share 

of gear 

sector 

total 

2006 

Subtotal 

percentages 

for gear 

sectors 

2006 

Share 

of gear 

sector 

total 

2006 Seasonal apportionment1

2007 

Share 

of gear 

sector 

total 

2007 

Subtotal 

percentages 

for gear 

sectors 

2007 

Share 

of gear 

sector 

total 

2007 Seasonal apportionment1

Date Amount Date Amount 

Total hookand-line/pot 

gear 

51 89,523 n/a n/a n/a n/a 67,724 n/a n/a n/a n/a 

Hook-and-line/ 

pot ICA 

n/a n/a n/a 500 n/a n/a n/a n/a 500 n/a n/a 

Hook-and-line/ 

pot sub-total 

n/a 89,023 n/a n/a n/a n/a 67,224 n/a n/a n/a n/a 

Hook-and-line 

C/P 

n/a n/a 80 71,218 Jan 1–Jun 10 

Jun 10–Dec 31 

42,731 

28,487 

n/a 80 53,780 Jan 1–Jun 10 

Jun 10–Dec 31 

32,268 

21,512 

Hook-and-line 

CV 

n/a n/a 0.3 267 Jan 1–Jun 10 

Jun 10–Dec 31 

160 

107 

n/a 0.3 202 Jan 1–Jun 10 

Jun 10–Dec 31 

121 

81 

Pot C/P n/a n/a 3.3 2,938 Jan 1–Jun 10 

Sept 1–Dec 31 

1,763 

1,175 

n/a 3.3 2,218 Jan 1–Jun 10 

Sept 1–Dec 31 

1,331 

887 

Pot CV n/a n/a 15 13,354 Jan 1–Jun 10 

Sept 1–Dec 31 

8,012 

5,342 

n/a 15 10,084 Jan 1–Jun 10 

Sept 1–Dec 31 

6,050 

4,033 

CV < 60 feet 

LOA using 

Hook-and-line 

or Pot gear 

n/a n/a 1.4 1,246 n/a n/a n/a 1.4 941 n/a n/a 

Total Trawl 

Gear 

47 82,502 n/a n/a n/a n/a 62,413 n/a n/a n/a n/a 

Trawl CV 50 41,251 Jan 20–Apr 1 28,876 50 31,206 Jan 20–Apr 1 21,844 

n/a Apr 1–Jun 10 4,125 n/a Apr 1–Jun 10 3,121 

n/a Jun 10–Nov 1 8,250 n/a Jun 10–Nov 1 6,241 

Trawl CP 50 41,251 Jan 20–Apr 1 20,626 50 31,206 Jan 20–Apr 1 15,603 

n/a Apr 1–Jun 10 12,375 n/a Apr 1–Jun 10 9,362 

n/a Jun 10–Nov 1 8,250 n/a Jun 10–Nov 1 6,241 


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TABLE 5—2006 AND 2007 GEAR SHARES AND SEASONAL ALLOWANCES OF THE BSAI PACIFIC COD 

ITAC—Continued 

[Amounts are in metric tons] 

Gear Sector Percent 

2006 

Share 

of gear 

sector 

total 

2006 

Subtotal 

percentages 

for gear 

sectors 

2006 

Share 

of gear 

sector 

total 

2006 Seasonal apportionment1

2007 

Share 

of gear 

sector 

total 

2007 

Subtotal 

percentages 

for gear 

sectors 

2007 

Share 

of gear 

sector 

total 

2007 Seasonal apportionment1

Date Amount Date Amount 

Jig 2 3,510 n/a n/a Jan 1–Apr 30 1,405 2,656 n/a n/a Jan 1–Apr 30 1,062 

n/a n/a Apr 30–Aug 31 701 n/a n/a Apr 30–Aug 31 531 

n/a n/a Aug 31–Dec 31 1,404 n/a n/a Aug 31–Dec 31 1,062 

Total 100 175,535 n/a n/a n/a n/a 132,793 n/a n/a n/a n/a 

1For most non-trawl gear the first season is allocated 60 percent of the ITAC and the second season is allocated 40 percent of the ITAC. For 

jig gear, the first season and third seasons are each allocated 40 percent of the ITAC and the second season is allocated 20 percent of the 

ITAC. No seasonal harvest constraints are imposed for the Pacific cod fishery by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hookand-line or pot gear. For trawl gear, the first season is allocated 60 percent of the ITAC and the second and third seasons are each allocated 20 

percent of the ITAC. The trawl catcher vessels’ allocation is further allocated as 70 percent in the first season, 10 percent in the second season 

and 20 percent in the third season. The trawl catcher/processors’ allocation is allocated 50 percent in the first season, 30 percent in the second 

season and 20 percent in the third season. Any unused portion of a seasonal Pacific cod allowance will be reapportioned to the next seasonal 

allowance. 

TABLE 12—2006 AND 2007 LISTED BSAI AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT CATCHER/PROCESSOR GROUNDFISH 

SIDEBOARD LIMITS 

[Amounts are in metric tons] 

Target species Area 

1995 - 1997 

2006 

ITAC 

available 

to trawl 

C/Ps 

2006 C/P 

sideboard 

limit 

2007 

ITAC 

available 

to trawl 

C/Ps 

2007 C/P 

sideboard 

limit Retained 

catch 

Total 

catch 

Ratio of 

retained 

catch to 

total 

catch 

Pacific cod trawl BSAI .............. 12,424 48,177 0.258 41,251 10,643 31,206 8,051 

Sablefish trawl BS .................. 8 497 0.016 1,199 19 1,148 18 

AI ................... 0 145 0.000 638 0 582 0 

Atka mackerel Central AI ...... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 

A season1 .... n/a n/a 0.115 18,500 2,128 17,575 2,021 

HLA limit2 ... n/a n/a n/a 11,100 1,277 10,545 1,213 

B season1 .... n/a n/a 0.115 18,500 2,128 17,575 2,021 

HLA limit2 ... n/a n/a n/a 11,100 1,277 10,545 1,213 

Western AI ..... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 

A season1 .... n/a n/a 0.200 7,169 1,434 8,094 1,619 

HLA limit2 ... n/a n/a n/a 4,301 860 4,856 971 

B season1 .... n/a n/a 0.200 7,169 1,434 8,094 1,619 

HLA limit2 ... n/a n/a n/a 4,301 860 4,856 971 

Yellowfin sole BSAI .............. 100,192 435,788 0.230 81,346 18,710 91,495 21,044 

Rock sole BSAI .............. 6,317 169,362 0.037 35,275 1,305 37,400 1,384 

Greenland turbot BS .................. 121 17,305 0.007 1,607 11 1,543 11 

AI ................... 23 4,987 0.005 723 4 693 3 

Arrowtooth flounder BSAI .............. 76 33,987 0.002 11,050 22 15,300 31 

Flathead sole BSAI .............. 1,925 52,755 0.036 16,575 597 18,700 673 

Alaska plaice BSAI .............. 14 9,438 0.001 6,800 7 12,750 13 

Other flatfish BSAI .............. 3,058 52,298 0.058 2,975 173 4,250 247 

Pacific ocean perch BS .................. 12 4,879 0.002 1,190 2 2,516 5 

Eastern AI ...... 125 6,179 0.020 2,849 57 3,012 60 

Central AI ...... 3 5,698 0.001 2,808 3 2,971 3 

Western AI ..... 54 13,598 0.004 4,703 19 4,969 20 

Northern rockfish BSAI .............. 91 13,040 0.007 4,163 29 4,625 32 

Shortraker rockfish BSAI .............. 50 2,811 0.018 537 10 537 10 

Rougheye rockfish BSAI .............. 50 2,811 0.018 207 4 207 4 

Other rockfish BS .................. 18 621 0.029 426 12 750 22 

AI ................... 22 806 0.027 502 14 502 14 

Squid BSAI .............. 73 3,328 0.022 1,084 24 1,084 24 

Other species BSAI .............. 553 68,672 0.008 24,650 197 22,950 184 

1The seasonal apportionment of Atka mackerel in the open access fishery is 50 percent in the A season and 50 percent in the B season. Listed AFA catcher/processors are limited to harvesting no more than zero in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea subarea, 20 percent of 

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2 Harvest Limit Area (HLA) limit refers to the amount of each seasonal allowance that is available for fishing inside the HLA (see § 679.2). In 

2006 and 2007, 60 percent of each seasonal allowance is available for fishing inside the HLA in the Western and Central Aleutian Districts. 

TABLE 14—2006 AND 2007 BSAI AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT CATCHER VESSEL SIDEBOARD LIMITS 

[Amounts are in metric tons] 

Species Fishery by area/season/ 

processor/gear 

Ratio of 1995–

1997 AFA CV 

catch to 1995–

1997 TAC 

2006 initial 

TAC 

2006 Catcher vessel sideboard limits 2007 initial 

TAC 

2007 Catcher vessel sideboard limits 

Pacific cod BSAI .............................. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 

Jig gear ........................ 0.0000 3,510 0 2,656 0 

Hook-and-line CV ........ n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 

Jan 1 - Jun 10 ........... 0.0006 160 0 121 0 

Jun 10 - Dec 31 ......... 0.0006 107 0 81 0 

Pot gear CV ................. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 

Jan 1 - Jun 10 ........... 0.0006 8,013 5 6,050 4 

Sept 1 - Dec 31 ......... 0.0006 5,341 3 4,033 2 

CV < 60 feet LOA using 

hook-and-line or pot 

gear.

0.0006 1,245 1 941 1 

Trawl gear CV ............. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 

Jan 20 - Apr 1 ............ 0.8609 28,876 24,859 21,844 18,805 

Apr 1 - Jun 10 ............ 0.8609 4,125 3,551 3,121 2,687 

Jun 10 - Nov 1 ........... 0.8609 8,250 7,102 6,241 5,373 

Sablefish BS trawl gear ................. 0.0906 1,199 109 1,148 104 

AI trawl gear .................. 0.0645 638 41 582 38 

Atka mackerel Eastern AI/BS ................ n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 

Jig gear ........................ 0.0031 69 0 69 0 

Other gear ................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 

Jan 1 - Apr 15 ............ 0.0032 3,434 11 3,434 11 

Sept 1 - Nov 1 ........... 0.0032 3,434 11 3,434 11 

Central AI ...................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 

Jan - Apr 15 ................ 0.0001 18,500 2 17,575 2 

HLA limit .................... 0.0001 11,100 1 10,545 1 

Sept 1 - Nov 1 ............. 0.0001 18,500 2 17,575 2 

HLA limit .................... 0.0001 11,100 1 10,545 1 

Western AI ..................... n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 

Jan - Apr 15 ................ 0.0000 7,169 0 8,094 0 

HLA limit ...................... n/a 4,301 0 4,856 0 

Sept 1 - Nov 1 ............. 0.0000 7,169 0 8,094 0 

HLA limit ...................... n/a 4,301 0 4,856 0 

Yellowfin sole BSAI .............................. 0.0647 81,346 5,263 91,495 5,920 

Rock sole BSAI .............................. 0.0341 35,275 1,203 37,400 1,275 

Greenland Turbot BS .................................. 0.0645 1,607 104 1,543 100 

AI ................................... 0.0205 723 15 693 14 

Arrowtooth flounder BSAI .............................. 0.0690 11,050 762 15,300 1,056 

Alaska plaice BSAI .............................. 0.0441 6,800 300 12,750 562 

Other flatfish BSAI .............................. 0.0441 2,975 131 4,250 187 

Pacific ocean perch BS .................................. 0.1000 1,190 119 2,516 252 

Eastern AI ...................... 0.0077 2,849 22 3,012 23 

Central AI ...................... 0.0025 2,808 7 2,971 7 

Western AI ..................... 0.0000 4,703 0 4,969 0 

Northern rockfish BSAI .............................. 0.0084 4,163 35 4,625 39 

Shortraker rockfish BSAI .............................. 0.0037 537 2 537 2 

Rougheye rockfish BSAI .............................. 0.0037 207 1 207 1 

Other rockfish BS .................................. 0.0048 426 2 750 4 

AI ................................... 0.0095 502 5 502 5 

Squid BSAI .............................. 0.3827 1,084 415 1,084 415 

Other species BSAI .............................. 0.0541 24,650 1,334 22,950 1,242 

Flathead Sole BS trawl gear ................. 0.0505 16,575 837 18,700 944 

Classification 

This action responds to the best 

available information recently obtained 

from the fishery. The Assistant 

Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA 

(AA), finds good cause to waive the 

requirement to provide prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment 

pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest. This requirement is 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest as it would prevent NMFS from 

responding to the most recent fisheries 

data in a timely fashion and would 

delay the adjustment of the 2006 Pacific 

cod TAC in the BSAI. ADF&G 

announced the closure of the state 

waters Pacific cod fishery in the 

Aleutian Islands subarea, effective 11:59 

a.m., A.l.t, September 1, 2006. Since the 

2006 fisheries are currently underway, it 

is necessary to immediately adjust the 

TACs to allow harvest of additional 

Pacific cod in the BSAI. Immediate 

adjustment is necessary to allow for the 

orderly conduct and efficient operation 

of this fishery, allow the industry to 


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plan for the remainder of the 2006 

fishing season, and avoid potential 

disruption to the fishing fleet and 

processors. 

The AA also finds good cause to 

waive the 30-day delay in the effective 

date of this action under 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(3). This finding is based upon 

the reasons provided above for waiver of 

prior notice and opportunity for public 

comment. 

Under § 679.25(c)(2), interested 

persons are invited to submit written 

comments on this action to the above 

address until October 4, 2006. 

This action is required by § 679.20 

and § 679.25 and is exempt from review 

under Executive Order 12866. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: September 18, 2006. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–8074 Filed 9–19–06; 1:45 pm] 

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